Minnesota Statutes 386.04 – Numerical Register and Reception Index
The board of county commissioners of any county in this state wherein the recorder’s office keeps a deed index and mortgage index are hereby authorized to combine the reception index required by section 386.03 and the consecutive index required by section 386.32, the record book to be designated the Numerical Register and Reception Indexes, or designated the Numerical Register and Reception Indexes for use with electronic media. The record shall include the date of reception; number of instrument; grantor; grantee; where the land is situated; the month, day, year, and hour and whether a.m. or p.m.; to whom it will be delivered; where it is recorded; kind of instrument; and fees received.
Terms Used In Minnesota Statutes 386.04
- Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
- Grantor: The person who establishes a trust and places property into it.
- Month: means a calendar month and "year" means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed; and "year" is equivalent to the expression "year of our Lord. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44
- Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
- state: extends to and includes the District of Columbia and the several territories. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44
The recorder shall make the entries in this book or index in accordance with the requirements of sections 386.03 and 386.32 either by manual or electronic means.